Fache Elodie auteur aut IRD Sabinot Catherine auteur aut IRD Pauwels S. auteur aut IRD Riera Léa auteur aut IRD Breckwoldt A. auteur aut IRD David Gilbert auteur aut IRD Matairakula U. auteur aut IRD Carrière Stéphanie M. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf reformatted digital access As part of an interdisciplinary research project on South Pacific fisheries, we recognized children as one of the relevant categories of stakeholders whose perspectives on fishing and fisheries management need to be considered. We used drawings to explore how, in Fiji and New Caledonia, children perceive their marine environment, including the fishing practices and the connections between these and local ways of 'being-in-the-world.' Our methodology involved drawing workshops in local schools, followed by short interviews with the participants. This methodological paper aims to identify the advantages and limitations of this drawing-based approach to research with children compared to conventional ethnographic and ethnoecological methods. Therefore, it focuses primarily on how this approach was designed and implemented and on the epistemological discussions it generated, especially concerning children's involvement in the study and the use of drawing as a research tool. specialized Fiji New Caledonia Local knowledge Children's perceptions Marine environment Fisheries FIDJI PACIFIQUE NOUVELLE CALEDONIE 106 036 040 50 4 739-760 2022 0300-7839 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010086130 10.1007/s10745-022-00332-6 0300-7839 [F B010086130] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010086130 https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/2024-08/010086130.pdf IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2022-11-09 2025-02-24 fdi:010086130 fre